Search »
- Use quotation marks (e.g., "RSR Manual") to search for exact phrases.
- You must be logged in to search for people in the Ryan White/TargetHIV community.
Content type
Topic Areas
Source
Publication Date
-
There are, as of February 6, 2024, a total of 98 HIV care interventions in HRSA's Best Practices Compilation.News Article updated on 02/06/2024
-
Promoting the Best Practices Compilation: The Ambassador Toolkit
Even with around 100 entries, there's still room to grow for the Best Practices Compilation of effective interventions.News Article updated on 02/13/2024 -
Why Wait? Start Now! What Jurisdictions Can Do to Support Adoption of Rapid Start
Insights from rapid start sites, determined from an environmental scan, virtual field visits, and jurisdictions participating in the learning community.Resource updated 12/11/2023
-
Systems, Partnerships, and Financing Strategies to Build and Expand Rapid Start
Review of financing strategies for RWHAP EHE recipients should consider as they develop Rapid Start programs and the systems level partnerships required to make programs successful.Resource updated 12/15/2023
-
Huntridge Rapid Start Initiative
The Huntridge Family Clinic launched the Rapid Start Initiative to provide same-day ART treatment and comprehensive case management to clients with a new diagnosis of HIV. Over 90% of clients received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 78% of clients were retained in care within the first year of starting treatment.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/08/2024
-
Positive Care Center Rapid Access
Positive Care Center implemented the Rapid Access program in 2018, providing clients with ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis. Pharmacists, embedded within Positive Care Center’s care team, help clients with their treatment plans and adherence strategies. Over 90% of clients served through Rapid Access in 2021 received ART on the same day as diagnosis, and 82% of clients were retained in care at six months.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/12/2024
-
Clínica Bienestar
Clínica Bienestar (Spanish for “Wellness Clinic”) was developed to provide comprehensive, integrated HIV primary care services to Spanish-speaking and bilingual people of Puerto Rican ancestry, with HIV who inject drugs. Clínica Bienestar is a multilevel, multipronged intervention combining evidence-based practices in behavioral health and HIV medical care with a transnational approach to care. Clínica Bienestar positively impacted retention in HIV medical care and viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 05/07/2024
-
Kern County Rapid ART
Kern County Rapid ART links people with a new diagnosis of HIV to ART. The Kern County Health Officer’s Clinic identifies people with a new diagnosis of HIV through onsite testing, surveillance data, and referrals from local hospital emergency departments. Kern County Rapid ART provides support services and refers clients to other community clinics for ongoing care. A study of clients with a new diagnosis of HIV in 2021 found that on average, Kern County Rapid ART clients were linked to care and provided ART within two days of diagnosis.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 01/24/2024
-
Glossary of HIV and Opioid Use Disorder Service Systems Terms
Terms describing key concepts and components of the HIV and opioid use disorder (OUD) care and treatment systems.Resource updated 09/19/2023
-
Rapid Start Perspectives
Observations on Rapid Start benefits and challenges from 20 community members, shared at USCHA 2022.Resource updated 03/12/2024
-
Recursos de Planning CHATT en Español
El Manual fue diseñado para ayudar a los miembros del consejo de planificación del Programa Ryan White de VIH/SIDA Parte A, a entender las labores y el funcionamiento de los consejos de planificación.Resource updated 01/16/2024
-
A Guide to Support Individuals with HIV/Hepatitis C in Substance Use Service Settings
Guide on how to coordinate HIV/HCV treatment with substance use treatment and recovery.Resource updated 09/19/2023
-
Interrupting Stigma: A Conceptual Map Depicting Stigma Pathways & Intervening Strategies at the Intersection of HIV and Opioid Use Disorder
Tool for addressing stigma in relation to systems-level policies and practices that can improve individual level interventions.Resource updated 09/19/2023
-
Buprenorphine Curriculum Introduction
Design of curriculum to provide physicians with the information they need to educate their clinic staff and other stakeholders about integrating medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine into HIV primary care.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012 -
Module 1: Do We Have a Problem? Examining Opioid Use and HIV
Module to assess provider community's awareness and perspectives on opioid use risks among clients as a decision point on whether to undertake integration of buprenorphine use within the HIV clinic. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012 -
Module 2: Key Terms and Definitions
Review of the terminology of addiction, opioid use, and MAT, in order to enhance staff understanding of how buprenorphine treatment fits into the larger treatment picture and improve their health literacy on the subject. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012 -
Module 3: What are Opioids? What is MAT?
Overview of addiction and medication-assisted addiction treatment, including buprenorphine and methadone. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012 -
Module 4: Which Medications Are Used and How Do They Work?
Review of opioid addiction treatment, specifically buprenorphine, and its variance from methadone and naltrexone opioid addiction treatment options. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/01/2012 -
Module 5: Key Findings From the SPNS Buprenorphine Initiative
Review of the SPNS Buprenorphine Initiative, the reasons behind its funding, and its overall findings across grantee sites. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012 -
Module 6: Prescribing Buprenorphine: How to Get Started
Review of major steps required to get going in buprenorphine certification and administration (e.g., prescribing, administration, staffing). Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Curriculum updated on 08/23/2012